Oncohematology
Canine Hemophagocytic Histiocytic Sarcoma: Cytology
Clinical case of canine hemophagocytic histiocytic sarcoma: cytology of lymph node and bone marrow, erythrophagocytosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
Most of our material is written in Russian — that is the working language of the community. A few pieces exist in English; the rest of the library is one click away and the photographs need no translation.
Laboratory methods
Indirect Coombs Test: Reaction Setup Diagram
Diagram of the indirect Coombs test (indirect antiglobulin test): detection of circulating incomplete antibodies to red blood cells and agglutination mechanism.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: Triple Phosphate Crystals
Morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine sediment. Features of detection in alkaline reactions and clinical significance of struvite crystalluria.
Parasitology
Morphology of Eucoleus aerophilus Lung Capillaria Eggs
Microscopic features of Eucoleus (Thominx) aerophilus lung capillaria eggs: polar plugs, thin shell, and asymmetric shape. Learn more.
Lab test interpretation
Candida Fungi Mycelium and Spores in a Vaginal Smear
Microscopy of a vaginal smear for flora in candidiasis: detection of budding cells (spores) and pseudomycelium of yeast-like fungi of the genus Candida.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Vaginal Smear: Reference Intervals
Reference values for microscopy of vaginal, cervical, and urethral discharge: normal ranges for leukocytes, epithelium, microflora, and criteria for pathological deviations.
Lab test interpretation
Bacterial Phagocytosis in Gynecological Flora Smear
What does flora phagocytosis in a smear mean? Microscopic signs of acute inflammation, incomplete bacterial phagocytosis by leukocytes, and diagnosis.
Hematology
3D Reconstruction of Erythrocyte Morphology by ODT
Application of optical diffraction tomography (ODT) for 3D visualization of live erythrocytes and poikilocytes without fixation and staining.
Hematology
Drug-Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia: Medications
A table of medications causing immune hemolytic anemia and the importance of collecting a pharmacological history when the direct Coombs test is positive.
Parasitology
Canine Microfilariae in Blood Smear: Dirofilariasis Case
A clinical case of severe microfilaremia in a dog: microscopic findings of a peripheral blood smear in dirofilariasis, larval morphology.
Laboratory methods
Lithos Test and Wedge Dehydration of Blood Serum
Application of the wedge dehydration method (Lithos test) of blood serum for assessing condition severity, prognosis, and identifying pathology markers.
Hematology
Atypical Monocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Examples of monocytes with bizarre nuclear shapes in peripheral blood. Morphological features of the monocytic lineage during blood smear microscopy.